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Quantity

480 Tests

Sample Type

Serum

Description

Creatinine reagent is used for the quantitative determination of creatinine in human serum. Creatinine, an anhydride of creatine, is a waste product formed by the spontaneous dehydration of kidneys. Most of the creatinine is found in muscle tissue where it is present as creatine phosphate and serves as a high-energy storage reservoir for conversion to ATP. In-dependent of diet serum creatinine concentrations depends almost entirely upon its excretion rate by the kidneys. For this reason, its elevation is highly specific for kidney diseases.